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From Japan to Mexico: A Nikkei Story from Veracruz

2018年09月29日

Julio Mizzumi Guerrero Kojima and Belen Torres Morales are descendants of immigrants who left Japan to work in the sugar plantations in Veracruz, Mexico, in the early 1900s. They are musicians with expertise in the Fandango, a tradition specific to Veracruz that is rooted in community convening and participation. They also are part of an environmental/community gardening project in Veracruz called Jardin Kojima. ...

Asians on Film Festival

2015年03月27日 - 2015年03月29日

Friday, March 27 – Sunday, March 29 The Asians on Film Festival grew out of the website asiansonfilm.com, dedicated to promoting under-recognized Asians and Asian Americans working in the film industry. JANM is proud to host this annual festival, which showcases nearly one hundred of the best short films submitted to asiansonfilm.com over the past year. Visit asiansonfilm.com for more information an...

Member Appreciation Days

2013年05月03日 - 2013年05月05日

Friday, May 3 - Sunday, May 5 JANM Members get 20% discount at the Museum Store and janmstore.com, plus free admission and 20% discount at other participating Southern California institutions including museums, libraries, and other cultural sites including MOCA, Pacific Asia Museum, Skirball Center, and the San Diego Museum of Art. See a list of participating organizations >>

Chiptune Electronic Music Workshop

2009年11月07日

Come for an amazing day of electronic chiptune culture! See how the gaming culture has influenced modern electronic dance music, especially dance-pop, house music and techno in this extremely unique workshop hosted by Adam Robezzoli of attractmo.de.

2004 "Oshogatsu" in Little Tokyo

2004年01月01日

To celebrate the New Year, the Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California will host a day of fun family activities including a lion dance, sake barrel breaking, and a samurai action show following the opening ceremony at 11:00 AM. Traditional New Year's food booths and select restaurants will be open. The first 300 children to arrive will receive a gift. For more information visit www.nylt.org. Program is su...

Doubles: Japan and America's Intercultural Children

1997年10月05日

Community Issues Series Video screening & panel discussion Growing up in today’s society can be challenging, especially if one of your parents is from Japan and the other from America. How do these two cultures blend together? What is your identity? Where do you fit in culturally? These are some of the questions raised in Regge Life’s video, Doubles. Join us for the screening of this video followed by a thought-p...

Yasuo Kuniyoshi: Japanese American Artist

1997年07月13日

Lecture Featuring: Tom Wolf, Ph.D. Yasuo Kuniyoshi (1889–1953) began life in America like many other Issei (first generation of immigrant Japanese Americans). Following his arrival in 1906, he took on odd jobs in a Spokane railroad yard, a Seattle office building, and as an Imperial Valley farm worker. By the 1930s, he was a well-known, well-respected New York artist. How did this Issei become one of the most ...

Cold Tofu Improv: Occult Tofu

1997年03月20日

Thursday Evening at the Museum Performance Cold Tofu provides a monthly evening of laughs and entertainment at the Museum. This talented, energetic, multicultural improvisational group has an amazing assortment of entertainment techniques that will keep you laughing all night. This evening, Cold Tofu explores the dark side of tofu by examining myths, rituals and folklore.

Benji Okubo Collection

(2003.159, 2005.3) The online collection of artist Benji Okubo (1904-1975) features sixteen paintings dating from Okubo’s prolific period of the late 1920s to the mid-1940s, including several works created in Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. While Okubo’s pre-war pieces demonstrate a unique blend of color juxtaposition and surrealism, his works completed in camp are notable for their commentary on militari...

Crossroads: Boyle Heights

Boyle Heights is a Los Angeles neighborhood, located just east of downtown between the Los Angeles River and the city boundary. It has been home to people who have come to Los Angeles from different cities, states, and countries and who brought with them their diverse beliefs, traditions and languages. Through the stories of past and present neighborhood residents, this film explores how the experiences and memories ...